At long last, our newest game is now available! Neo Harbor Rescue Squad brings fresh paramedic action and lets you save lives as a rookie paramedic today!
As we celebrate launch, here are a few key things you'll want to know about the game:
1) It targets 4K/60fps on suitable hardware
Yes, it's our first 4K game! We wanted the bright, colourful artwork and animation to really shine, so on capable systems (see the requirements on the main store page) the game can run up to native 4K resolution. Of course, in the Options menu, you can choose a variety of resolutions in both 16:9 and 16:10 ratios.
2) It's fully localized in English, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese
Given that vibrant Neo Harbor City is inspired by co-designer Nancy's home town of Hong Kong, we wanted to make the game accessible to our Chinese-speaking friends and family. The localization team managed to even work in some language-specific puns!
3) It was designed with Steam Deck in mind
Neo Harbor Rescue Squad runs at native 1280x800 resolution on Steam Deck and is fully controller-driven there, so if you have one, be sure to give it a go! We also are fans of Valve's portable system, so we wanted to make sure it was ready on day one.
Thanks for all your support so far. If you like the game, please leave a review! And if you have any issues, feel free to report them in the game's Tech Help discussion category.
See you in the field! - Ben & Nancy
Our new game launches Nov. 12!
Hello, Home fans!
As we've mentioned before, we've been cooking something a little different for our fourth game — Neo Harbor Rescue Squad is an arcade-style game about saving lives as a rookie paramedic that uses fast-paced minigames and a battle-like triage system to simulate saving lives in the field.
It's obviously a lot more colourful and decidedly uh, less horrific, than something like Home, but the BancyCo approach still shines through: it's got some mystery, great characters, an innovative UI, and a story very personal to us, the developers.
And this labour of love finally launches on November 12! (Of course, you can still play the free demo right now).
Watch the new gameplay trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKADGZyXbyk&ab_channel=BancyCo
We hope you'll give it a shot on launch day (for a 10% launch discount, BTW!) and keep an eye out for the Easter eggs we've hidden in the game...
As we celebrate the upcoming launch of our fourth game, Neo Harbor Rescue Squad, we wanted to collect our first three titles for new and existing players. This bundle is a complete-the-set triple-pack, so if you've not played all of our previous titles, now is a great time to do so at a discounted price.
Awakened by an oncoming storm, you open your eyes to discover yourself in a strange, dark room – tucked away in a house that’s not yours. As you play the game, it changes – subtly, almost imperceptibly – to reflect your perspective. It's a horror game unlike any other, and as you'll discover, its truths are entirely subjective.
Can love bloom on a doomed space colony? Alone With You is the tragic sci-fi follow-up to indie horror hit Home, in which you discover the fate of your crumbling installation with the help of a very emotive AI companion and four fully-realized holograms. Providing a rich story that adapts to your choices, Alone With You is the Space Quest-meets-OK Cupid adventure game you never knew you wanted – until now!
Run for your life, hide in the shadows, and use your wits to avoid shadowy creatures and uncover the terrible truths of your wretched home town. Solve devious puzzles to reveal the emotionally-charged story of Holly and her friends that will have you hooked until the very end!
Horror, sci-fi, pixel art, and deep storytelling — complete your collection today!
FINALLY we can show you what we’ve been working on for these last few years! It took a bit longer than we planned, based on our usual game release schedule, but now you can see what we've been cooking!
We would love, love, LOVE for you to give the demo a try. It'll show you about 30 minutes of what the game has to offer — the frantic action, the upbeat humour, and the loveable cast of characters we've created for you.
For those who’ve played our previous games, you’ll notice a change in tone, and there’s a reason for that. This game was conceived during the height of the pandemic. Initially, we were going to channel that into a dark mystery, just like our other games, but we struggled to make it fun. Maybe it was because neither of us had the mental capacity during those uncertain times. Eventually, we tried a different angle. We added a cast of colorful characters, including a smack-talking dolphin (don’t ask); that’s when we knew we’d hit the right note.
So please enjoy this demo! Tell your friends, smack that wishlist button, etc. etc. — and thanks for your continued support. 🙏
Ben & Nancy
Announcing our new game: Neo Harbor Rescue Squad!
Hello, everyone! We can at long last can announce our fourth original game, Neo Harbor Rescue Squad!
This arcade-style action title fuses the mechanics of popular medical-themed games from the Wii and DS era with fast-paced, challenging minigames so you get a taste of being a paramedic.
The Rescue Squad has long lived in the shadow of the Neo Harbor City's prestigious Fire Department, but no more! As the team's new paramedic rookie, players must respond to emergencies throughout the city, deal with difficult patients, and protect the squad's reputation against the machinations of news reporter Betty Woo!
Notable features:
🩹 Use our triage system to quickly monitor patients’ health, how much damage they’re taking, if they’re critical, and learn to prioritize treatment
🪟 Quickly switch between different views to manage multiple patients across a variety of complex scenes
🛡️ Use shields to temporarily protect your patients from damage, giving you some breathing room to strategize
🅰️ Aim for a high rank with each emergency; be graded based on speed, skill, and the condition of your patients
💬 Make dialogue choices to deal with the public, advance the story, and get to know your squadmates
🐬 Laugh through a story of teamwork and friendship (and dolphins), inspired by real paramedic stories in Asia!
👀 Be a paramedic in up to native 4K!
Sounds exciting? Then wishlist the game today!🙏 Your support means a lot to us and helps us reach more players!
Curious about how/why we decided to make a paramedic action game? We'll be posting behind-the-scenes updates about our development process up until launch.
Thank you! Ben + Nancy (BancyCo)
Home is now verified for Steam Deck!
Have one o' them fancy Steam Deck consoles? Looking to visit a cabin in the woods sometime soon? Well, then, good news: Home is wherever you go.
Home passed the Steam Deck verification with flying colours. You don't need to update your game or do anything else — it just works!
Home is 50% off for Halloween!
Happy Halloween!
Halloween is the perfect time to enjoy our classic horror game — and now that's a whole lot easier with a 50%-off deal.
What's better, we've now introduced a complete-the-set Ultimate 2D Horror Bundle, which includes both Home and our new, critically-acclaimed game, Worse Than Death!
If you haven't tried Worse Than Death yet, this is the best way to jump into the second chapter of our small-town horror saga.
Yes, horror fans! We've been stoked to tell you this for months now. Since announcing Worse Than Death back in February, we launched the game on iOS and then worked to get it tip-top for PC and consoles.
And finally we can announce that the game launches here on October 8 — that's next week!
In its glowing review, the Los Angeles Times labeled Worse Than Death “a game with ‘Stranger Things’ vibes,” and TouchArcade called it “an incredible experience,” awarding it 4.5 out of 5 stars and listing it as one of July’s best games. The App Store itself proclaimed Worse Than Death Game of the Day, calling it, “stunning, spooky and deep.”
Some reminders on Steam features:
three difficulty modes (Normal, Hard and Nightmare)
29 achievements to keep you playing in interesting ways and scouring for secrets
Steam cloud support
hot-swap between keyboard/mouse and controller anytime
If you're excited, you can wishlist the game right here. And remember: we're a tiny mom-and-pop studio; if you think some friends would be into WTD, please tell them!
Announcing our new horror game, Worse Than Death!
Worse Than Death is a scary, emotional thriller about a high school reunion that goes horribly wrong. You play Holly, a tough, smart, 28-year-old who returns home to confront her past, only to face a nightmare she could never imagine. As she runs for her life, desperate to rescue her best friend Flynn from a terrible force that's hunting them both, Holly must survive unexpected truths about her home town, her friends, and even herself.
